Our guest will be Carl Goodmonson, the Director of Advancement at Covington Latin School. This is great opportunity to hear about one of the many options for NKMA children after graduation. We will be having other school administrators speaking about their schools in the coming months.

NKMA was recently recognized by The Community Press and Cincinnati.com for their school security system and emergency plans. Click here to see the online version of the article.

]]>0jpreziosi@nkmc.orghttp://www.nkmacademy.org/?p=16982014-05-14T14:34:48Z2014-05-02T16:50:57ZClick here to view the calendar for the 2014-2015 school year.
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Julia Preziosi, Executive Director, and Lisa Dieso, Associate Director, were awarded the Client of the Year Award from SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives). Julia and Lisa have been working with Dick Baker, their SCORE mentor, for the past three years. To learn more, click here.

]]>0jpreziosi@nkmc.orghttp://www.nkmacademy.org/?p=9642012-09-14T17:52:17Z2012-09-14T17:38:20ZFriday, September 21 at 8:30 a.m.

As many of you have probably noticed, we are finishing up our expansion project with some beautification in our gardens. In addition to planting, we are installing an American flag and a Peace Pole. We are postponing the dedication of our Peace Pole until Friday, September 21. The United Nations chose this day in 1981 to be the International Day of Peace, and we would like to participate with others around the world, who will be observing International Peace Day on this particular day.

The UN General Assembly has declared International Peace Day as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stated that this day “gives us a chance to reflect on the unconscionable toll—moral, physical, material—wrought by war. Those costs are borne not only by us today, but by future generations as well.” While these are very adult concepts to contemplate, we discuss peace here at NKMC in terms that children can relate to.

Maria Montessori was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize during her lifetime. She recognized the importance of education to further understanding between cultures across the globe. She stated: “Averting war is the work of politicians; establishing peace is the work of education.” Here at NKMC, we want to do our small part in advancing this message of peace.

We would like for parents who are able, to join us on the 21st , immediately following drop-off, for a dedication ceremony to be held on the playground. The Peace Pole will be installed near the front door of our main office for all visitors to see. For this one occasion, we ask that you park in the Park & Ride lot across the street from us (before you get to the ice-skating rink) after you drop off your child, then we won’t be causing parking problems for our neighboring businesses.

For more information about the Peace Pole Project, and International Peace Day, you may visit the following websites.

We hope that you will join us for this two-night experience. On the first evening, you will experience a quiet, work cycle, similar to what young children experience in the Montessori classroom. You will have the opportunity to work with the materials (that your child uses) in each of the primary classrooms. We ask that you bring a pad of paper and pen to document what the experience is like for you. All attendees will then move to the Lower Elementary Classroom for one of Montessori’s Great Lessons.

On October 16, we will meet in the multipurpose room to discuss Montessori philosophy and methods, and to answer questions and discuss your experience as a Montessori “child”.

This is an Adult-Only event, and you will need to make a reservation. Space will be limited.